This set of letters to the editor was published in the Guilford College student newspaper, the Guilfordian, on April 22, 1975. The letters relate to controversies surrounding budget allocations for student organizations, primarily the Brothers and...

This May 2, 1969 article published in the Guilford College student newspaper, The Guilfordian, reports on the position and opinions of Guilford Board of Trustees chair, Robert Frazier, who had come under scrutiny due to his opinions about the...

This December 28, 1989 article by Jim Schlosser was published in the Greensboro News & Record, and reports on upcoming events commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the sit-ins at the Woolworth store in Greensboro. The article includes...

The first issue of W.C. Informer focuses on several postwar political issues, and criticizes a recent vote on extending the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) in light of the service of black soldiers during World War II. The FEPC, enacted...

The ninth issue of W.C. Informer notes that "infamous preacher of race hatred" Gerald Smith had called a "nationalist congress" for the following month. Smith was well-known for his racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Communist views. The newsletter...

This nine page, 1981 letter from Duke University law professor William Van Alstyne to William Kaplan encourages the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the House Committee on the Judiciary to become involved with moving forward an investigation...

This letter from U.S. Department of Justice Special Agent Robert Pence, responds to Marv[?] Glass' request for information related to the FBI's investigation of the Communist Workers Party in Greensboro prior to the murder of five CWP members at...

This circa 1958 speech by Greensboro City Schools Superintendent Benjamin L. Smith details school desegregation in Greensboro, North Carolina. Smith writes about the initial changes the Greensboro school board made to their policies following Brown...

This December 19, 1979 appeal letter from the February 2nd Mobilizing Committee solicits co-sponsorship of the group's activities by other community organizations. The letter describes recent Ku Klux Klan activity including the November 3, 1979,...

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